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CONTENTS
Foreword ii
Preface iii
Framework vi
Unit 1: At the Park 1
Unit 2: Patsy and the Rat 16
Unit 3: Top and Tin 33
Unit 4: Things I see 47
Unit 5: A Picnic 61
Unit 6: Pin in the Bin 80
Unit 7: Nat the Rat 101
Unit 8: My Mum 126
Unit 9: Dad is Sad 152
Unit 10: A Mat on the Sand 170
Unit 11: The Girl 188
Unit 12: The Ox on the Mop 210
Unit 13: Uncle Coco 227
Unit 14: Two Little Kittens 246
Unit 15: Learning New Words 263
Unit 16: I Spy 283
Unit 17: Elly the Elephant 301
Unit 18: Sunny the Sun 324
Unit 19: Song of rrr 349
Unit 20: The Man and the Rat 365
Acknowledgements 385
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FOREWORD
The Literacy in English Language programme is the effort of the Ministry
of Education to address the issue of illiteracy in English among primary
school children. The best time to address this is at the foundation level
of primary school, from Year 1 to Year 3. It is the Ministry’s hope that
by nipping the problem at its bud, the rates of literacy in English will
increase and pupils will be able to communicate orally, read and write
in English proficiently.
This programme will start in 2013 with Year 1 pupils. The Ministry
of Education has developed modules for teachers and pupils for
the teaching and learning of basic literacy in English. The teachers’
module aims to guide teachers to teach English literacy through the
phonics method. As phonics is a part of the primary English Language
Curriculum, it is used as a strategy in this programme to instill basic
literacy in our young.
The teachers’ module can be fully adopted or adapted for use in the
classroom. Teachers will know best how to utilise the module so that
their pupils will learn to listen, speak, read and write proficiently.
Dr MASNAH BINTI ALI MUDA
DIRECTOR,
CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT DIVISION,
MINISTRY OF EDUCATION
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PREFACE
This module aims to guide teachers in carrying out lessons in the
classroom. Lessons in the module are planned according to the modular
structure of listening and speaking, reading, writing and language arts.
The phonics approach is the strategy used for the teaching of basic
literacy in English.
As the lessons have been developed to teach pupils progressively from
letters to words phrases and sentences, teachers need to follow the
lessons in sequence. This is to ensure that teaching is carried out in a
progressive and developmental manner. As teachers follow the lessons
and teach according to the units, pupils will acquire basic literacy.
Teachers are free to adopt or adapt the lessons to suit the needs and
level of the pupils. However, if the lessons are adapted, the sounds
will still have to be taught in sequence following the framework that
has been laid out.
The teacher’s module comprises 20 units and every unit covers a full
lesson in one cycle. Out of the 20 units, 16 units comprise lessons
on the sounds that are to be taught while 4 units comprise lessons on
blending and segmenting. Every unit in the module comes complete
with teacher’s notes, worksheets and teaching aids in the form of word
and picture cards, phrase and sentence strips.
